McCarthy Marland (Recycling) Ltd

What McCarthy Marland (Recycling) Ltd does

McCarthy Marland (Recycling) Ltd is an independent, privately-held waste management company headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom, operating four commercial recycling centres across the South West of England: Gloucestershire (Tetbury), Bristol & Bath, Somerset (Somerton), and Oxfordshire (Wantage), supplemented by a company-associated landfill site. The company provides a comprehensive portfolio of waste collection, processing, and disposal services to commercial, industrial, construction, hospitality, educational, and residential customers. Its service catalogue spans skip hire (open, enclosed, drop door, compactor variants), wheeled bin hire for general, recycling, food, and glass waste, roll-on roll-off container hire, grab and tipper hire, compaction and bailing systems, bulk haulage, depot-based tipping, specialist regulated streams (hazardous, WEEE, asbestos), and event waste management.

Underlying operations are built on physical waste processing infrastructure (compaction/bailing systems, skip fleet, roll-on roll-off containers, grab lorries, and wheeled bins) and four Environment Agency-licensed recycling centres. The company processes segregated waste streams including wood, soil, plasterboard, scrap metal, garden waste, plastic, cardboard, and rubble into downstream recycled products, namely sharp sand, 20mm ballast, recycled crushed concrete, hardcore, pipe bedding and shingle, and limestone sub base, alongside renewable fuels. Each site holds a distinct Environment Agency permit (EA/WML/26044, EA/WML/26000, EA/WML/26022, EPR/ZP3091EY) and the corporate entity holds a Waste Carriers Licence (CBDU145012-25-28), forming the regulatory backbone of its operations.

The business model is hybrid and quote-based: revenue is generated through one-time skip and roll-on roll-off rentals, recurring wheeled bin subscriptions, tipping and disposal transaction fees at the depots, aggregates sales, and professional services for specialist waste streams. Go-to-market is direct B2B and B2C via four regional phone numbers covering Gloucestershire, Bristol & Bath, Somerset, and Oxfordshire, supported by an active website, blog, and social media presence on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Customers include enterprise accounts such as SS Great Britain and Bristol Rovers FC alongside SMB and community clients such as Street Shakes and Street Football Club. No public pricing, revenue, or funding data is disclosed; the company appears to be founder/family-held with no disclosed institutional ownership.

Name

McCarthy Marland (Recycling) Ltd

Legal name

McCarthy Marland (Recycling) Ltd

Website

https://mccarthymarland.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

McCarthy Marland is an independent UK waste management company operating four Environment Agency-licensed recycling centres across the South West of England, providing skip hire, wheeled bins, roll-on roll-off, aggregates, and specialist waste services to commercial, construction, and residential customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Waste Management and Recycling

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Source-Separated Recycling (Paper/Plastics/Metals/Glass) Processing (IMAIAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recycling Transfer & Consolidation (Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, Source-Separated) (EUAIABAC), Plastics Sorting & Recovery Facilities (PRF) (EUAIADAE), Wood Waste Processing & Recycling (Mulch, Biomass Feedstock) (EUAIAHAE)

Keywords

• Commercial waste collection
• Skip hire services
• Recycled aggregates supply
• Roll-on roll-off hire
• Recycling centre services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tetbury

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Skip Hire Services: One-time rental and collection of skips in various sizes (open, enclosed, drop door) with permit handling services for commercial customers.
2. Wheeled Bin Services: Recurring rental and collection of wheeled bins including commercial bins, recycling bins, food waste bins, and glass recycling bins for ongoing waste management.
3. Roll-on Roll-off Services: Large-capacity container hire and collection services including compactors for industrial and commercial customers with high-volume waste needs.
4. Grab and Tipper Hire: Hire of grab lorries and tipper vehicles for bulk material collection and transport, including caged tipper options.
5. Tipping Services: Waste disposal and tipping services at licensed recycling centres for commercial and industrial waste.
6. Aggregates Sales: Sale of recycled aggregates including sharp sand, 20mm ballast, recycled crushed concrete, recycled hardcore materials, pipe bedding and shingle, and limestone sub base.
7. Specialist Waste Services: Collection and disposal of hazardous waste, WEEE waste, asbestos, and event waste management with compliance services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

McCarthy Marland (Recycling) Ltd is an independent commercial waste management and recycling company operating four regional recycling centres across South West England. The company provides waste collection, processing, and disposal services including skip hire, roll-on roll-off hire, wheeled bin hire, grab and tipper hire, tipping, and specialist waste handling, alongside the sale of recycled aggregates such as sharp sand, ballast, crushed concrete, and hardcore. Services are delivered via direct field operations and telephone-based quoting for commercial, industrial, construction, hospitality, education, event, and residential customers.

Product overview

McCarthy Marland (Recycling) Ltd is an independent waste management company providing a comprehensive portfolio of waste recycling and disposal services across the South West of England, including Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, and Somerset. The company operates four commercial recycling centres (Bristol, Tetbury, Somerton, and Wantage) and a landfill site. Its core service offerings span tipping and recycling, wheeled bin services (commercial, recycling, food waste, glass), skip hire (open, enclosed, drop door, compactors), roll-on roll-off hire, compaction systems, aggregates (sharp sand, ballast, crushed concrete, hardcore, pipe bedding, limestone), grab/tipper hire, and specialised services (event waste, hazardous waste, WEEE, asbestos, residential, commercial, industrial, restaurant, and school waste management). The company transforms collected waste materials into recycled products and renewable fuels, offering a vertical integration from waste collection through to production of saleable recycled aggregates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tipping and Recycling Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Variable waste recycling rate (0-100% displayed on website)

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hills Waste Solutions: Independent UK waste management company operating skip hire, recycling, and aggregates in the South West/South region. Closest independent-direct peer given similar size and geographic proximity to McCarthy Marland.
• Biffa plc: Largest UK-listed integrated waste management company offering skip hire, roll-on roll-off, wheeled bin collections, MRFs, and aggregates. Closest scale-comparable full-service peer for McCarthy Marland across the UK.
• Grundon Waste Management: UK's largest independent waste management company offering skip hire, commercial collections, MRF processing, and recycled aggregates. Comparable independent-operator model and full-service portfolio.
• CSH Environmental: Independent South/West of England waste management company providing skip hire, roll-on roll-off, and recycling services. Direct regional competitor with similar service mix and customer profile.

Broad incumbents

• Suez Recycling and Recovery UK: UK recycling and recovery business with MRFs, commercial collections, and specialist waste services. Directly comparable service mix (collection + sorting + aggregates) to McCarthy Marland but nationally scaled.
• Veolia UK: UK arm of global waste and environmental services group. Overlaps McCarthy Marland's commercial collections, MRF operations, and hazardous waste handling, but operates nationally and across many verticals.
• FCC Environment UK: Major UK waste operator with municipal contracts, recycling facilities, landfills, and aggregates. Comparable operating model including tipping, MRF, and aggregate output, though at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Biogen (Anaerobic Digestion): UK food waste collection and anaerobic digestion operator. Comparable on the food-waste recycling and organics collection side, with overlap where McCarthy Marland offers food waste bin hire.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MCM_Recycling
• Facebookfacebook.com/mccarthymarland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mccarthy-marland-recycling-ltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/mccarthymarlandltd

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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